haha...yeah. and it was spam, since kefka has nothing to do with FF IX.
hmm...i dunno. I dont really want to use XP, since its too easy to do things via scripts, of course...we arent going for an amazingly innovative game...so...who knows. I like the idea of weapon leveling up, but what would we do about character stats? keep them the same throughout the game?
also, i think that the kill-counter could be like in .hack GU, where after doing certain missions doing certain things enough times will get you items from NPCS. so, after you do a certain mission for say, a bounty hunter, youd get an item that tracks how many kills you have. you go and talk to him, and like you said, every increment youd get better items.